Mt. Rainier Flora --
Epilobium ciliatum -- (Common Willow-herb)
There are two subspecies of Common Willow-herb at the Park. They differ in leaf shape, petal length, and whether there are turions (a small bud, capable of growing into a plant)present. Both are plants of moist habitat. This is subspecies glandulosum in which the pink petals are as much as a half-inch in length.
Author: Susan McDougall
Longmire Meadow, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.751, -121.8146, 2718
Date: August 2, 2014
The stems of subspecies glandulosum are branched, and the leaves are ovate.
Author: Susan McDougall
Stevens Canyon, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7744, -121.7634, 4415
Date: July 1, 2016
A white-flowered form of subspecies glandulosum.
Author: Susan McDougall
Longmire near the Nisqually River, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7493, -121.8077, 2779
Date: July 12, 2014
This is subspecies ciliatum. The petals are shorter, and turions are absent. The plants may reach three feet in height, and the leaves are elliptical.
Author: Susan McDougall
Sunshine Point, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.7386, -121.9127
Date: July 8, 2014
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